Stronger than iron crueler than death sweeter than springtime it lives beyond breath

With courage and hope, we can conquer our fears and do what we once believed impossible.

Liadan," he said, staring intently at the ground. "Yes," I whispered. "Don't wed that man Eamonn. Tell him, if he takes you, he's a dead." --Bran

Because if I see you defeated, then I think I will see Alban defeated, and if that happens, none of us can go on. To guard you is to guard the heart of this land of ours.

His thoughts inhabit a different plane from those of ordinary men; the simplest interpretation of that is to call him crazy.

He and I…we share a bond. Not love, exactly. It goes beyond that. He is mine as surely as sun follows moon across the sky. Mine before ever I knew he existed. Mine until death and beyond.

There is no truth on this island of yours. Rather, there are as many truths as there are stars in the sky; and every one of them different.